Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies after battle with cancerCzech tennis player Jana Novotna, a Wimbledon champion in 1998 and 16-time grand slam winner in doubles and mixed doubles, has died at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer, the Women's Tennis Association said on Monday.
Novotna, who entered the tennis Hall of Fame in 2005, died surrounded by her family in the Czech Republic, the WTA said.
In a career spanning 14 years on the profess...

ATK, Kerala Blasters play out goal-less draw in ISL openerDefending champions ATK and last edition's losing finalists Kerala Blasters played out a dull goalless draw in the opening match of the fourth edition of the Indian Super League.
The match between two sides, who have featured in the two summit clashes of the earlier three editions so far, did not rise to any great heights with very few goal-scoring chances.
This was the first time that ATK d...

Jack Sock stuns Alexander Zverev to join unbeaten Roger Federer in last four of ATP FinalsJack Sock became the first American to reach the last four of the ATP Finals for 10 years when he stunned world number three Alexander Zverev in a firecracker of a match on Thursday.
The world number nine, who barged through the back door to qualify for the London showpiece by winning the Paris Masters, triumphed 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to prolong his London adventure.
Roger Federer had already won th...

Sri Lanka dream of first-ever Test victory on Indian soilCaptain Dinesh Chandimal is dreaming of Sri Lanka making history by winning a Test in India — despite being huge underdogs against the world’s top-ranked side when the series begins in Kolkata on Thursday.
Sri Lanka lost all nine matches — three Tests, five ODIs and a T20I — as they were humiliated at home by Virat Kohli’s tourists from late July to September.
The island nation have still ne...

Football Friendlies: Germany's Stindl denies France a win, England hold BrazilLars Stindl scored a last-gasp equaliser as world champions Germany played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with France in Cologne on Tuesday, while Spain drew 3-3 with Russia in a friendly thriller and a young England side held Brazil to a goalless draw.
France and Germany are among the favourites for next year's World Cup in Russia, and Stindl's injury-time effort extended Joachim Loew's side's u...

Stunned Italy fail to reach 2018 FIFA World Cup, Sweden qualifyItalian football boss Carlo Tavecchio said recently that failure to qualify for the World Cup would be the apocalypse, and his worst fears came true on Monday as they missed out on the finals for the first time in 60 years.
A desperate 0-0 draw at home to a defiant, belligerent and technically inferior Sweden ended the four-time world champions' hopes of reaching next year's finals in Russia an...

Franchises finalise line-ups for PSL3Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 players’ draft is taking place in Lahore.
Six franchises, including new entrants Multans Sultans, are picking players for their 16-man squads.
According to the PSL rules, the teams were allowed to retain nine players from their previous squads.
Hence, they will be picking six players today, plus four supplementary players each.
A total of 501 players ar...

Marquez ready to battle nerves in Valencia.Spain’s Marc Marquez is poised to wrap up a fourth world MotoGP title on Sunday, an achievement which appeared a long-distance dream in the first half of the season.
The 24-year-old Honda rider, who was world champion in the premier class in 2013, 2014 and 2016, watched as Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales romped to victory in three of the first five races.
He was even down in fourth spot in the sta...

West Indies tour postponed due to smog.West Indies’ eagerly anticipated tour of Pakistan has been postponed until at least next year as smog in Lahore makes conditions impossible for cricket, with other issues also coming to the fore.
The mega city, home to the iconic Gaddafi Stadium, has been facing smog issues that have severely affected visibility for a week and is expected to stay for some time to come.
“The West Indies serie...

IND vs NZ Live, 3rd T20I: India beat New Zealand by 6 runs, claim series 2-1In an 8-over shootout, Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets to help India defend a paltry target of 67 runs against the top-ranked side. After hours of delay due to rain, match started at 9:30 PM IST, with Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson asking India to bat first on an evidently damped top. The toss coin stuck on the surface. India lost their top-three batsmen inside the fourth over, but Manish Pandey and...